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The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • 1993 – 1994
  • Ended
  • Mystery · Crime
  • ~1h 40m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.7/10

In spring 1948, Alleyn joins a weekend party at Frantock Hall. His deductive powers are tested to the limit as he uncovers the sinister connection between the theft of a priceless chalice and a game of murder that goes horribly wrong. Adapted from the novels by Dame Ngaio Marsh, featuring the character Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn.

Latest: Season 2 · 1994

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  1. E1. Hand in Glove

    Jan 10, 1994 · 100m

    A divorced and disliked man living in a nobleman's estate is found in a sewer ditch after someone rolled a concrete pipe on his head.

  2. E2. Dead Water

    Apr 1, 1994 · 100m

    Alleyn's old French teacher, the landlord of an idyllic Scottish island is receiving death threats because she's blocking its development as a health spa.

  3. E3. Scales of Justice

    Aug 29, 1994 · 100m

    The publication of a war hero's memoirs and his dispute with a neighboring fisherman about poaching leads to a murder.